When Adult Children Leave Home, What Is Most Likely to Happen

question 25

Multiple Choice

When adult children leave home, what is most likely to happen to the parents' relationship with each other?

• A) The parents tend to drift apart emotionally.
• B) If the parents' marriage was satisfactory before the children left, the couple grows closer emotionally after the children leave.
• C) Parents experience new levels of stress and conflict once the children leave home.
• D) The parents' relationship does not change.

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